On 2010-02-01 17:46:59 +1100, Rod Whitworth wrote: > On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:27:18 -0600, Bob Gustafson wrote: > >I would guess that windows and hyperterminal were used to develop the > >bios - so whatever differences there are, the bios update software > >has been 'customized' for windows xp and hyperterminal for the bios > >update task. > > Fooey! > > It works fine using cu from OpenBSD over RS232 on a USB adaptor. > You do have to be organised to get the transfer going promptly.
That was also the main problem I had with minicom (on a 4801, not 5501):
There is a rather short timeout and the clunky menu system in minicom
makes it really hard to start the upload before the BIOS gives up.
But with a little practice it's possible ;-).
hp
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